Category Archives: Godly Books for Young Readers

Just Released

We are so excited about this new series. The Addie McCormick Adventures are great for boys and girls from 9-13 years old (and up–I loved them too). We know you will love them. There will be eight in the series. The next one is due in June of 2014. Be on the lookout for it!

The Stranger in the Attic by Leanne Lucas

Who is the intruder in Miss T’s attic?

Why is Miss T so secretive about her past?

Addie McCormick and Nick Brady team up together to solve the mystery of the suspicious man they see in Miss T’s attic. But they discover so much more: puzzling facts about the past and Miss T. Addie has to rely on her faith in the Lord and prayer as she and Nick discover the truth about the stranger in the attic.

Leanne Lucas grew up in central Illinois reading mysteries and exploring the countryside around her family home. She uses those memories in her stories and often names characters after people she knows and loves. Leanne works at the University of Illinois as a writer for the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. She lives in Homer, Illinois with her husband, Dave. They have one grown son, Joshua.

Leanne is currently working on a new children’s series, set during World War II.

From the Publisher:
The second book in the series – following on from the best-selling ‘Rainforest Adventures’Children are fascinated with the natural world around them and with facts and information about animals that they have never seen. However, often good nature programmes on T.V. or articles in magazines centre on evolution and completely ignore the Creator. Each story has a Bible verse and lesson for the reader to take away. Written by someone who spent his life in the Rainforest this book has the added benefit of being written by someone who has been there, lived there and experienced the culture… not just someone who has read the encyclopaedias.

Author/Contributor Bio:

Horace Banner was a pioneer missionary who served with the Un-evangelized Field Mission (UFM) Worldwide. He loved the people of the Amazonian Rainforest and for over 40 years, in obedience to God’s call, he gave himself to the Lord’s work among the Kayapo people.

From the Publisher:
Find out about the natural habitat, the history of the explorers and the people who are today doing their utmost to protect this sensitive environment. Throughout it all you will see the beauty of God’s creation as well as learning what God can teach you about himself through his world and his Word.

Find out what it’s like to live and work in the far east country of Cambodia amongst the Khmer people. Discover what it’s like to work as a missionary in a Buddhist country. Join in with the adventure as you travel around in taxis, vans, trucks, carts and tuk-tuks– small roofes, carriages pilled around by a motorcycle. Discover what a fried spider tastes like and what drink tasted like pureed cabbage!

As you clamber through the jungle and through rice paddy fields you will get to find out what to do to repel a snake bite and how God loves the people here as much as anywhere.

Which is why he has sent missionaries like Dave and Laura to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the Khmer. Even through many people in Cambodia know very little about the one true God, you will discover that God has not forgotten Cambodia. He is at work here in surprising ways. So come along and don’t forget your insect repellent!

Author/Contributor Bio:

Donna Vann is an American living in England. She and her husband work with an international Christian charity called Agape Europe.

From the Publisher:
Back-packers and tourists flock to Australia, especially to the amazing Great Barrier Reef. The water is crystal clear and the fish and sea creatures are every colour of the rainbow. The coral beds are heaving with creatures of every shape and size. Watch as divers and other explorers discover God’s amazing creation. Join the travellers and Jim Cromarty as he shows us God’s amazing work in the beautiful land and waters off the Australian coast. Watch out for dangerous sea creatures like sharks and poisonous jellyfish – some can be deadly, but God has made them all. There are a great variety of incredibly colourful creatures and some astonishingly ugly ones as well. Learn about your world and the God who made it.

Author/Contributor Bio:

Jim Cromarty is a well-known author of both children and adult books about Australia’s great outdoors and Christian history. He is retired and lives in Australia.

The land of the Kiwis is a fascinating country. Not only does New Zealand have one of the most unusual flightless birds (the Kiwi itself) it has many other claims to fame as well.

If you thought it was the Wright brothers who first flew in an airplane – think again – the Kiwis reckon it was one of their own, Richard Pearse. Ohians and Carolinans may dispute that but there’s no disputing that it was a New Zealander, Murray Kendon, who started Mission Aviation Fellowship. MAF planes are used across the world to bring help and the good news of Jesus Christ, to thousands of people in far-flung places.

New Zealand has other claims to fame, too. It’s definitely a fascinating country to visit through the pages of this book. You’ll be introduced to the Maori people – who have a language and history of their own. You’ll see animals and birds that will amaze and enthral you (such as penguins, the majestic albatross and sea lions). There are dolphins and whales too!

Also, watch out for the Moeraki Boulders and the green parrot of the night, the Kakapo!

Get on board and explore this wonderful part of God’s world! Come along on the journey!

Extra Features: Map and Quiz
Author/Contributor Bio:

Bartha Hill is a long term journalist and author, writing for both children and adults. She lives in Wanaka, New Zealand and participates in the ‘Writers in Schools’ programme. As a journalist her work has appeared in the Otago Daily Times, DayStar, sPanz, NZ Woman’s Weekly, Harvest Field & Reality. Her stories for children are in the School Journal, Choices and the Children’s Christian magazine Discovery.

New York City is full of excitement at any hour of the day or night. Imagine riding in a speedboat out to the Statue of Liberty, or having a sleepover in the Museum of Natural History. You can walk across the famous Brooklyn Bridge or watch a movie being filmed right on the street. Or maybe you’d like to travel back in time, to experience life as an early New Yorker.
If there’s anything fascinating or fun that you can’t do here, it’s just because no one has thought of it yet. For over a hundred years New York has been known as ‘The Big Apple’ – the best place in the world to be.
In this buzzing big city, you may be surprised to find quiet corners and vast green spaces filled with all kinds of wildlife. You’ll also meet people who are trusting God with their lives and trying to make a difference in the lives of others.
So why not take a few bites out of The Big Apple, and taste the real New York!
Author/Contributor Bio:

Donna Vann is an American living in England. She and her husband work with an international charity called Agape Europe.

From the Publisher:
The outback in Australia is one of the wildest places there is; yet humans and animals survive in this hostile environment. Kangaroos, wallaby’s, emus, all live and thrive alongside ranchers and merino sheep, swagmen and dingoes. In the shadow of the great Uluru or Ayres rock tourists and wild animals bake in the hot sun. People dig for gold and other treasures but the greatest treasure we can find anywhere is the word of God and the truth it tells us about God our Creator and our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Author/Contributor Bio:

Jim Cromarty is a well-known author of both children and adult books about Australia’s great outdoors and Christian history. He is retired and lives in Australia

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world and extends from the Arctic in the north to the Antarctica in the south. It covers 46% of the earth’s water surface and 32% of its total surface area. It is an amazing part of the world with extraordinary animals and habitat. Many cultures live alongside it from Asia to Australia and the Americas.

Read the real life stories of the explorers who discovered the people and islands of this region as well as the missionaries who brought God’s word and the good news of the gospel to the people living there.

Be astonished at the incredible beauty and breathtaking wonder of the Pacific Ocean and its creator as you come on another adventure with Jim Cromarty through the Pacific

Author/Contributor Bio:

Jim Comarty is a well known author of both children’s and adult books about Australia’s great outdoors and Christian History. He is retired and lives in Australia.

The Amazon Rain Forest. This is the oldest and largest forest in the world. It covers a huge area of South America and has the most varied plant and animal habitat on the planet. When you read this book you will be part of an expedition and adventure into the heart of the rain forest. Read about the Tree Frog’s nest, about the Chameleon who can change it’s colour and the very hungry Piranha fish. Even the Possum can teach a lesson about speaking out for Jesus Christ and the Parasol Ant can show us how not to give up. There’s the brightly coloured Toucan whose call reminds us that with God we can do anything! Discover what its like to actually live in the rain forest. Join in the adventures and experience the exciting and dangerous life of a pioneer missionary in South America.